Aortic Arch
Mediastinal lipomas are benign, slow-growing masses that can present as large masses due to their insidious onset (1). Symptoms associated with these lipomas are generally due to mass effect, such as dysphagia, shortness of breath,...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Ahmed Ghazy, Head of Minimally Invasive Surgery at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany, about robotic cardiac surgery...
This video illustrates the case of a 10-day-old female neonate (2.8 kg) with antenatal diagnosis of Type A interrupted aortic arch (IAA). Preoperative echocardiography showed Type A interrupted aortic arch,...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Dr. Chris Malaisrie, a Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiac Surgery at Northwestern University and an Attending...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning discusses the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed decision memo regarding the national coverage analysis for transcatheter aortic valve replacement...
Surgery of the aortic arch has advanced significantly in recent years. The gold standard technique for treating arch aneurysms remains moderate to deep hypothermia with circulatory arrest of the lower...
Esophageal leiomyoma is the most common benign tumor of the esophagus. Surgical enucleation is indicated for symptomatic or large lesions and is typically performed via a right-sided approach. Case Presentation...
The PERSEVERE study evaluated one-year outcomes of the AMDS Hybrid Prosthesis for acute DeBakey Type I aortic dissection with malperfusion. This prospective, single-arm trial enrolled 93 patients across 26 US...
This review evaluates branched and fenestrated thoracic endovascular aortic repair (B-/F-TEVAR) for aortic arch pathologies. Technical success rates are high (84-100 percent), with 30-day mortality ranging from 0–25 percent and...
Aortic arch tears at the time of acute type A dissection are often grouped together and are known to contribute to flow into the residual false lumen, which can increase...
This study analyzed the incidence of malperfusion in acute Type A aortic dissection using data from 9,958 patients in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database 2017-2020. Preoperative...
This study evaluates the early safety of a new technique called branched stented anastomosis frozen elephant trunk repair (B-SAFER) for treating multisegment thoracic aortic disease, which aims to improve outcomes...





